Excision of tongue lesion at GROVE CITY HOSPITAL

631 NORTH BROAD STREET EXT, GROVE CITY, PA · Ahn · · NPI 1023000296

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 30, 2026

$156.63

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$681.00

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$17.88 with Univera vs $8,883.72 with Medical Mutual — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Univera Univera Healthy New York $17.88 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $17.88 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Medicare $22.44 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Commercial $26.30 ↓ -83%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $210.97 ↑ +35%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $212.75 ↑ +36%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $223.39 ↑ +43%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $223.39 ↑ +43%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $226.85 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $226.85 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $233.66 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $240.46 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $240.46 ↑ +54%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $244.66 ↑ +56%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $244.66 ↑ +56%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $244.66 ↑ +56%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $249.54 ↑ +59%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $260.37 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $275.43 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $275.43 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $275.43 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $275.43 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $275.43 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $275.43 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $275.43 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $275.43 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $275.43 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $275.43 ↑ +76%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $280.83 ↑ +79%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $293.60 ↑ +87%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $308.49 ↑ +97%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $308.49 ↑ +97%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $308.49 ↑ +97%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $308.49 ↑ +97%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $308.49 ↑ +97%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $319.13 ↑ +104%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $351.04 ↑ +124%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $351.04 ↑ +124%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $384.33 ↑ +145%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $441.20 ↑ +182%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $465.15 ↑ +197%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $465.15 ↑ +197%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $615.97 ↑ +293%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +693%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,870.31 ↑ +1733%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,870.31 ↑ +1733%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,901.51 ↑ +1752%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,119.90 ↑ +1892%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,119.90 ↑ +1892%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,119.90 ↑ +1892%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +1972%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,244.69 ↑ +1972%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +1972%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +1972%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,307.09 ↑ +2011%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,307.09 ↑ +2011%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,338.29 ↑ +2031%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,338.29 ↑ +2031%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,369.49 ↑ +2051%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,400.69 ↑ +2071%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,153.38 ↑ +3829%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,636.02 ↑ +4137%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,883.72 ↑ +5572%

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Excision of tongue lesion at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Cole Coudersport $310.20 $63.20 – $1,041.88
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $3,810.50 $205.80 – $6,674.52
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg not published $287.21 – $4,217.85
UPMC Hamot Erie not published $234.03 – $4,496.91
UPMC Somerset Somerset not published $234.03 – $3,091.88
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg not published $970.00 – $14,915.19
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata not published $3,132.16 – $8,754.00
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg not published $970.00 – $1,101.92

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